Men's Soccer Defeats Saint Francis (Pa.), 2-0

Nov 02, 2008

LORETTO,
Pa.  Graciano Brito (Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde) scored both
goals for the Bobcats as the Quinnipiac University men's soccer
team defeated Saint Francis (Pa.) Sunday afternoon, 2-0. Brito
continues to lead the Northeast Conference in goals and points as
his 15th and 16th goals of the season give him 35 points. The win
improves the Bobcats' conference mark to 4-2-1 with a 9-4-3 overall
record. The Red Flash drops to 1-6-1 in NEC play and 4-11-2 overall
with the loss.

Neither
team was able to score in the first half as Freddy Hall (St.
George, Bermuda) recorded one save and Saint Francis' Brad Williams
stopped five Quinnipiac shots.

Brito
broke the scoreless tie in the 57th minute of play as Hall kicked a
high free ball up field. The senior midfielder collected the ball
and split two defenders 10 yards outside the 18-yard box. Brito
broke in alone on Williams, kicking the ball into the net for his
15th of the season. The assist was the first career point for
Hall.

With
13 seconds remaining in the game, Brito scored his second of the
game. Fabricio Silva (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) passed the ball up to
a streaking Brito in the middle of the field. Williams moved out of
his net to challenge the play, but Brito blasted a shot into the
middle of the net to seal the 2-0 victory for the
Bobcats.

Hall
stopped four shots in the second half for a total of five in the
game as he earned his fifth shutout of the season. Williams
finished with seven saves as he allowed the two second-half
goals.

Head
Coach Eric Da Costa was pleased with his team's effort this weekend
and in today's win, "This team has the most heart than any team I
have ever coached."

The
Bobcats finish the regular season next weekend with two conference
home games against Monmouth and Mount St. Mary's. Quinnipiac takes
on the Hawks Friday, Nov. 7, at 3 p.m., before playing host to the
Mountaineers on Sunday, Nov. 7, at noon in their final regular
season home game of the season.